Keith,
Just tell them you write only as much as is necessary to tell the truth as
you see it. If they don't read it then it is their loss. There are
still those of us who do and I doubt that any of them are as busy as we are.
Remember there are the CEO types who believe that a page to describe the use
of the bathroom key is OK but more than three sentences for a serious
thought is incompetent. Lists are not for the lurkers but for the one's
willing to seriously struggle with their thoughts on paper in front of the
world and with each other.
REH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 2:17 AM
Subject: Why so long?
> A FW subscriber wrote to me:
>
> <<<<
> Why do you write so much?
> If you wrote a short message, I would read it!!
> >>>>
>
> 'Cos it's too easy to write short messages.
>
> 'Cos, too often, snappy responses to others merely reinforces one's
> prejudices.
>
> 'Cos I'm not interested in merely disagreeing with others. I want to find
> out that what I think I believe can be argued through in a reasonably
> coherent way.
>
> 'Cos, sometimes, when I've tried to argue something through, I find that I
> can't put up a good case, and change my views. Uncomfortable but salutary.
>
> 'Cos I appreciate the efforts of some others who write long messages.
> They're well worth reading because I know that they've put a lot thought
> into arguing their case.
>
> That's why!
>
> Keith Hudson
>
>
>
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